NPCA’s Writing on National Parks

• Blog Post NPCA Staff Picks: The Perfect Gifts to Give this Holiday Season Nov 2023 | By Abbey Robertson, Alana Garibaldi 'Tis the season for gift giving! In the spirit of sharing the things we love — parks! — with the people we love, we asked NPCA staff members to share items they’d enjoy giving (or receiving) that feature NPCA’s partners. Additionally, our staff impart why their ideas make great gifts and how our partners support NPCA’s mission to protect parks. 
• Press Release Parks Group Warns of Disastrous Impacts of Budget Cuts on America’s National Parks Nov 2023 "National parks drive our economy, generating billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs in local communities across the country every year. Now is the time to invest more in our parks, not less." -- Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
• Blog Post 3 Songwriters, 3 Inspiring National Parks Nov 2023 | By Linda Coutant Listen to three up-and-coming songwriters perform amid nature on acoustic guitar — in the very national parks that inspired their work.
• Blog Post The Lost Colony — An Outer Banks Mystery Oct 2023 | By Linda Coutant On the North Carolina coast, a 400-year-old unanswered question still piques people’s curiosity. What happened to the group of colonists who vanished while trying to start England’s first settlement in North America?
• Blog Post Scenes from the ‘New World’ Oct 2023 | By Linda Coutant Centuries before Instagram, John White’s drawings were the ‘social media’ that allowed explorers to share new discoveries with people around the globe.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 5504 Oct 2023 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries ahead of a hearing scheduled for October 25, 2023.
• Policy Update Position on S. 3033, S. 3044 & S. 3045 Oct 2023 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for October 25, 2023.
• Blog Post Untold Stories of San Luis Valley Oct 2023 | By Karuna Eberl Colorado’s Fort Garland Museum in the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area reveals the converging stories of Hispanic, Native American and African American cultures in the 19th century.
• Press Release Rocky Mountain National Park Leader Celebrated with National Conservation Award Oct 2023 Stephen T. Mather Award presented to former Rocky Mountain National Park Superintendent Darla Sidles. 
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1727 and Ensuring Border Access and Protection on Federal Land Act Discussion Draft Oct 2023 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for October 19, 2023.
• Press Release NPCA and Yellowstone Bourbon Launch First of Its Kind Music Video Series Oct 2023 "Through this innovative project with our long-time partner Yellowstone Bourbon, we look to harness the power of music and nature to fuel people’s connection and passion for our national parks,” said Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
• Press Release House Bill Aims to Restore Water Protections Gutted by U.S. Supreme Court Decision Oct 2023 “With communities today still living with unsafe drinking water and more than two-thirds of our national park waters already impaired, this Congressional action begins to restore long-fought protections for clean water." NPCA's Chad Lord
• Press Release Biden Administration Finds Ambler Road Proposal Threatens Alaska Native Tribes, Water, National Parks and Wildlife Oct 2023 "The Ambler Road to speculation is the last thing the people and wildlife of the Brooks Range need, and it is good see the Biden administration looking carefully at the actual costs of this bad idea" -- NPCA's Alex Johnson
• Press Release Parks Group Honors Subaru of America for Years-Long Commitment to Safeguarding America’s National Parks Oct 2023 The work that Subaru, NPCA and its partners have accomplished together will last for generations.
• Blog Post Why Bringing Grizzlies Back to the North Cascades Is a Great Idea Oct 2023 | By Graham Taylor 5 reasons NPCA supports the Grizzly Bear Restoration Plan recently announced by the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Blog Post Congress Averted an October Shutdown. But What’s Next? Oct 2023 | By John Garder National parks are open, thanks to late-night actions by Congress Sept. 30. But parks could face the same situation in mid-November that they just narrowly avoided if long-term funding issues aren’t resolved soon.
• Blog Post 5 Reasons We Need to Save Our Coral Reefs Oct 2023 | By Marisa Carrozzo Coral reefs help our oceans’ teeming biodiversity survive the impacts of climate change. They also protect communities from severe storms and hurricanes. What happens to corals when 40% of the world’s oceans experience a marine heat wave, as they did this summer? 
• Press Release Parks Group Urges Congress Not to Cut National Park Funding as Short-Term Agreement is Made to Avoid Shutdown Sep 2023 "Congress must hit reset and come to an agreement on a funding bill that invests more in our national parks, not less." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
• Press Release Parks Group Supports Interior’s Decision to Close National Parks if Congress Unable to Pass Funding Bill Sep 2023 "DOI's decision to close national parks is the only way to ensure the safety of park visitors and protection of our most treasured resources." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
• Press Release Long-Awaited North Cascades Grizzly Plan Should Restore Threatened Population Sep 2023 "Restoring grizzly bears to the North Cascades will enshrine the wild character of the park, and honor our shared commitment to coexist with all creatures, big and small."—Graham Taylor, Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association 
• Press Release Parks Group Raises Warning as Park Service Prepares for Shutdown with No Funding Deal in Sight Sep 2023 “As our country barrels towards a government shutdown, our national parks and park staff have no choice but to prepare for the worst-case scenario and that’s closing the parks." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
• Blog Post What a Federal Government Shutdown Means for National Parks Sep 2023 | By Angela Gonzales, Linda Coutant If Congress fails to pass appropriations bills by deadline, the federal government will shut down. This puts the National Park Service in the unfortunate but necessary position of having to close its parks — putting family vacations, school trips, park protection and local economies in jeopardy.  Here are 10 frequently asked questions.
• Press Release Representative Ruiz, California Desert Advocates Support Monumental Proposal Sep 2023 "The Chuckwalla National Monument and Joshua Tree National Park expansion, as envisioned, are poised to become the largest protected area of the Colorado Desert bioregion." —Luke Basulto, California Desert Program Manager with the National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release California Protects Greater Joshua Tree Landscape from Contentious Project with New Legislation Sep 2023 The Eagle Crest project would threaten the national park, wildlife, and desert water sources.

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